An "antifa" song from 1944: The General Jumped at Dawn

[Mousetoescamper]

The general had a groovy crew

A million lads and I'm tellin’ you

There were white men, Black men on the beam

A real, solid all American team


Complete lyrics below


The Golden Gate Quartet - The General Jumped at Dawn (from the 1944 movie Hollywood Canteen)

Lyrics by Larry Neill, a member
of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra

Said the General to the captain

Pops we gonna cause a commotion
Then one early morning he up and gone

The general jumped, he jumped at dawn

Said the captain to the private

Man we gonna flannel the channel

Then one early morning he up and gone

The general jumped, he jumped at dawn

Bye bye (bye bye) 
Bye bye (bye bye)

I'll see you in the sky at Versailles
Drop in (drop in) drop in (droppin’ in)

We'll have a barbecue in Berlin

Said the private to the general

Jack my jeep is ready and steady
Then one early morning he up and gone

The general jumped, he jumped at dawn

The general had a groovy crew

A million lads and I'm tellin’ you

There were white men, Black men on the beam

A real, solid all American team

He had tall men, small men, fat and lean

The fightingest crew you've ever seen

Every creed and color and every belief

From an Eskimo to an Indian Chief

He had a Sargent Swenson, a Captain Kelly,

A Corporal Rosen and a cook Morrelli,

Lieutenant Jackson and a Private Joe

Then the General said let's hit the road

We'll jump, 2, 3, 4

Remember boys we gotta win the war
Said the private to the Gen-er-al

Jack my jeep stays ready and steady
Then one early morning he up and gone

The general, the general jumped at dawn


[brush]

1. Excellent. Never saw that before. Great voices and message.